"This is not a sign of American impotence. It is in fact the result of a sea change in American existence. The suburban street, with sidewalks just wide enough to accommodate two people side-by-side, the American university, with its codified and highly specialized areas of study, the American city, designed to simultaneously isolate its residents from all outside interaction while also reminding them just how small they are: these things did not conspire to emasculate us. We designed them ourselves,"
